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  • MIL-OSI Submissions: New discovery at Cern could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter

    Source: The Conversation – UK – By William Barter, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of Edinburgh

    Why didn’t the universe annihilate itself moments after the big bang? A new finding at Cern on the French-Swiss border brings us closer to answering this fundamental question about why matter dominates over its opposite – antimatter.

    Much of what we see in everyday life is made up of matter. But antimatter exists in much smaller quantities. Matter and antimatter are almost direct opposites. Matter particles have an antimatter counterpart that has the same mass, but the opposite electric charge. For example, the matter proton particle is partnered by the antimatter antiproton, while the matter electron is partnered by the antimatter positron.

    However, the symmetry in behaviour between matter and antimatter is not perfect. In a paper published this week in Nature, the team working on an experiment at Cern, called LHCb, has reported that it has discovered differences in the rate at which matter particles called baryons decay relative to the rate of their antimatter counterparts. In particle physics, decay refers to the process where unstable subatomic particles transform into two or more lighter, more stable particles.

    According to cosmological models, equal amounts of matter and antimatter were made in the big bang. If matter and antimatter particles come in contact, they annihilate one another, leaving behind pure energy. With this in mind, it’s a wonder that the universe doesn’t consist only of leftover energy from this annihilation process.

    However, astronomical observations show that there is now a negligible amount of antimatter in the universe compared to the amount of matter. We therefore know that matter and antimatter must behave differently, such that the antimatter has disappeared while the matter has not.

    Understanding what causes this difference in behaviour between matter and antimatter is a key unanswered question. While there are differences between matter and antimatter in our best theory of fundamental quantum physics, the standard model, these differences are far too small to explain where all the antimatter has gone.

    So we know there must be additional fundamental particles that we haven’t found yet, or effects beyond those described in the standard model. These would give rise to large enough differences in the behaviour of matter and antimatter for our universe to exist in its current form.

    Revealing new particles

    Highly precise measurements of the differences between matter and antimatter are a key topic of research because they have the potential to be influenced by and reveal these new fundamental particles, helping us discover the physics that led to the universe we live in today.

    Differences between matter and antimatter have previously been observed in the behaviour of another type of particle, mesons, which are made of a quark and an antiquark. There are also hints of differences in how the matter and antimatter versions of a further type of particle, the neutrino, behave as they travel.

    Equivalent amounts of matter and antimatter were generated by the Big Bang.
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    The new measurement from LHCb has found differences between baryons and antibaryons, which are made of three quarks and three antiquarks respectively. Significantly, baryons make up most of the known matter in our universe, and this is the first time that we have observed differences between matter and antimatter in this group of particles.

    The LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider is designed to make highly precise measurements of differences in the behaviour of matter and antimatter. The experiment is operated by an international collaboration of scientists, made up of over 1,800 people based in 24 countries. In order to achieve the new result, the LHCb team studied over 80,000 baryons (“lambda-b” baryons, which are made up of a beauty quark, an up quark and a down quark) and their antimatter counterparts.

    Crucially, we found that these baryons decay to specific subatomic particles (a proton, a kaon and two pions) slightly more frequently – 5% more often – than the rate at which the same process happens with antiparticles. While small, this difference is statistically significant enough to be the first observation of differences in behaviour between baryon and antibaryon decays.

    To date, all measurements of matter-antimatter differences have been consistent with the small level present in the standard model. While the new measurement from LHCb is also in line with this theory, it is a major step forward. We have now seen differences in the behaviour of matter and antimatter in the group of particles that dominate the known matter of the universe. It’s a potential step in the direction of understanding why that situation came to be after the big bang.

    With the current and forthcoming data runs of LHCb we will be able to study these differences forensically, and, we hope, tease out any sign of new fundamental particles that might be present.

    William Barter works for the University of Edinburgh. He receives funding from UKRI. He is a member of the LHCb collaboration at Cern.

    ref. New discovery at Cern could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter – https://theconversation.com/new-discovery-at-cern-could-hint-at-why-our-universe-is-made-up-of-matter-and-not-antimatter-261274

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Hoeven Statement on Senate Passage of President Trump’s Rescissions Request Legislation Makes $9 Billion in Spending Cuts

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    Source: United States Senator for North Dakota John Hoeven
    07.17.25
    WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Senate approved President Trump’s request to rescind $9 billion in wasteful spending. The White House submitted the rescissions package, which represents less than one-tenth of 1 percent of the federal budget, to Congress for consideration.
    “The American people have made it clear that we need to get control of our debt and deficit,” said Hoeven. “This package represents a fraction of our federal budget but is an important step in reining in federal spending. The vast majority of the rescissions come from foreign aid, and will help get rid of projects we shouldn’t be funding.”

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: New affordable homes ready to welcome tenants

    Source: City of Derby

    Six new affordable and sustainable homes built on the site of a former day centre have been completed.

    Councillor Shiraz Khan officially took possession of the new homes on behalf of Derby City Council at a handover ceremony at Brentford Drive, Mackworth on Wednesday 16 July.

    The project saw the demolition of two older properties on a site identified as suitable for redevelopment to make way for the modern, energy-efficient residences which will help address the city’s housing needs.

    The six two-bedroom homes, funded by the Council’s Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Programme, are owned by the Council and managed by Derby Homes.

    Built by appointed contractor Mercer Building Solutions Limited, these homes have been given A-rated Energy Performance Certificates due to high levels of insulation, air source heat pumps, and photovoltaic panels, all designed to keep energy bills low and to reduce carbon emissions. Each house also includes off-road parking for one car and car charging points.

    Providing new council homes is a key priority for the Council to address the large numbers waiting for suitable properties. As of 30 September 2024, 8,030 applicants were actively looking for affordable homes through the Council’s lettings system, Homefinder.

    Councillor Shiraz Khan, Derby City Council said:

    It is no secret that the UK is facing a major housing shortage, particularly for those seeking affordable accommodation to rent.

    In Derby, the need for more affordable housing is acute, and that’s why creating new Council homes is so vital. These properties play a key role in helping us meet some of that pressing demand, offering our tenants not just a roof over their heads, but a high-quality, modern, and energy-efficient living space.

    We’re dedicated to increasing our affordable housing provision, because we firmly believe that everyone deserves a secure and comfortable home.

    A lack of suitable and available land is one of the reasons for the shortage of properties, and the Council continually reviews its underused assets to assess their potential for redevelopment. Last year saw 208 additional affordable homes provided in the city and 102 of those were delivered by Derby City Council.

    Katy Mercer, Director at Mercer Building Solutions Ltd said:

    We’re incredibly proud to have delivered these high-quality, energy-efficient homes for Derby City Council.

    At Mercer Building Solutions, we are committed to building not just houses, but sustainable communities. These new homes reflect our dedication to innovation, environmental responsibility, and meeting the real housing needs of local people.

    It’s been a privilege to work on a project that will have such a positive and lasting impact.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The East is a promising business: Polytechnic and Chinese institutes on the way to new projects

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –

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    A delegation from Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI) and Tsinghua University Suzhou Automobile Research Institute (TSARI) arrived at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University to strengthen their strategic partnership. The visit was led by JITRI First Deputy Director Gao Jun.

    China is a key partner of SPbPU: the university has more than 60 active agreements with Chinese universities and companies, including two large joint institutes in Jiangsu and Xi’an, where over a thousand students study. SPbPU itself has 2,200 Chinese students — almost half of the foreign contingent.

    The meeting participants discussed the expansion of academic mobility programs. Of particular interest was the JITRI Co-op internship program, which provides paid internships at leading Chinese research institutes and companies in the following areas: new materials, information and communication technologies, energy, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing. The Polytechnic University confirmed its readiness to organize an open competition among talented students and young scientists to participate in the program.

    Scientific cooperation will also receive a boost: the parties agreed to intensify joint projects in the field of digital twins of power plants, artificial intelligence for industrial systems and polymer composite materials. Three major projects are already being implemented, including the BRICS grant won in sustainable development management with Nanjing University.

    “Today, our laboratories are looking to the East,” said Dmitry Arsenyev, Vice-Rector for International Affairs at SPbPU. “China has not only caught up with the technological leaders, but is setting new standards, and the Polytechnic University will orient students toward internships at JITRI, in your laboratories and at production facilities. This is a new vector — from the fundamental research of the Polytechnic University to Chinese industrial practice.”

    In response, the JITRI delegation proposed the creation of working groups to develop specific initiatives, including joint workshops and the involvement of industrial partners.

    Prospects for cooperation include the participation of the Russian Academy of Sciences: SPbPU is closely connected with its St. Petersburg branch, which unites 50 research institutes. Rector of SPbPU and Chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Andrey Rudskoy signed a cooperation agreement in 2023 with Director of the Shanghai branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Hu Jinbo.

    “The doors of any institute of the Academy of Sciences are open to JITRI,” said Dmitry Germanovich, proposing to synchronize efforts with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. To ensure prompt work, the parties plan to hold a virtual round table in the coming months.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Former CPPCC National Committee Bureau Member Sentenced to Death with Suspension for Bribery

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — Wu Yingjie, a former member of the Bureau of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Wednesday for accepting bribes.

    According to the verdict handed down by the Third Intermediate People’s Court of Beijing, Wu Yingjie, who also previously served as chairman of the CPPCC National Committee’s Culture, Historical Information and Education Committee, was deprived of his political rights for life. All of his personal property and illegal income were confiscated and retained by the state.

    The court found that between June 2006 and February 2021, the defendant, while holding various positions in the Xizang Autonomous Region in southwest China, abused his official position to provide assistance to relevant organizations and third parties in matters such as concluding contracts for projects and conducting business activities, in exchange for which he received financial or material benefits from them worth more than 343 million yuan (about 48 million US dollars).

    The court found that the amount of bribes Wu Yingjie received was particularly large, the circumstances of his case were particularly aggravated, and the social consequences were extremely negative, which led to significant damage to the interests of the country and the people.

    However, the court gave Wu Yingjie a more lenient sentence given mitigating circumstances, including his reports of other people’s alleged illegal and criminal activities that were verified following the investigation, Wu Yingjie’s admission of guilt and remorse for his actions, and his active return of the property he had illegally appropriated. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China calls for strengthening trade and economic cooperation within the SCO

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — Gao Yunlong, chairman of the China Association of Industry and Commerce, called for improving the quality and level of economic and trade cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), speaking at the opening of the SCO Business Forum in Beijing on Thursday.

    Gao Yunlong, also vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), noted that trade and economic cooperation is a powerful engine for the dynamic development of the SCO.

    According to him, China is ready to work with all parties to further align regional development strategies, promote the improvement of the quality and level of trade and economic cooperation, and ensure the stability and continuity of production chains and supply chains.

    Gao Yunlong stressed that these efforts will be aimed at building a closer SCO community with a shared future and promoting long-term peace and common prosperity throughout the world.

    The forum, organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, brought together about 400 government and business representatives from China and abroad. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China’s rail passenger traffic hits record high in first half of 2025

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — China’s rail passenger traffic rose 6.7 percent year-on-year to a record 2.24 billion person-times in the first half of 2025, hitting a new all-time high, data released by China State Railway Corporation (CSRC) showed Thursday.

    According to the KGZhK, in the period from January to June of this year, the average daily number of passenger trains running in the country was 11,183, which is 7.5 percent more than a year earlier.

    The highest average daily passenger traffic was recorded on May 1, the first day of the May Day holidays, when more than 23 million passengers were carried in one day, which is a record figure, the company said in a statement.

    China Railways also saw a rapid increase in the number of foreign passengers as visa policies were further relaxed. In the first half of 2025, foreign travelers took nearly 9.15 million train trips in China, up 30.1 percent from a year earlier.

    In the first half of 2025, the passenger traffic on the China-Laos railway reached 139,000 person-times, an increase of 19.1 percent year-on-year. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Beijing’s GRP up 5.5% in H1 2025

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — Beijing’s gross regional product (GRP) exceeded 2.5 trillion yuan (about 350.2 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2025, up 5.5 percent year on year in constant prices, the Beijing Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.

    In the first six months of this year, the city’s primary sector added value reached 4.57 billion yuan, up 1.5 percent year-on-year, while the secondary sector added value was more than 335.6 billion yuan, up 4.7 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, Beijing’s tertiary sector added value increased 5.6 percent year-on-year to more than 2.16 trillion yuan, the department’s data showed.

    In January-June 2025, the added value of Beijing’s large industrial enterprises increased by 7 percent year-on-year, 0.2 percentage points higher than in the first quarter of this year. In addition, Beijing saw rapid development of high-tech industries, with the production of lithium-ion batteries, new energy vehicles, and medical instruments, equipment, and apparatus growing rapidly.

    As for the service industry, its added value, as mentioned, increased by 5.6 percent year-on-year. The added value of the information transmission, software, and information technology services industry reached nearly 619.4 billion yuan, up 11.1 percent from the first half of 2024. In addition, the added value of the financial industry increased by 8.1 percent to nearly 436.3 billion yuan.

    Beijing’s average unemployment rate in the first half of the year was 4.1 percent, unchanged from the first quarter of 2025, while per capita disposable income in the Chinese capital reached 45,144 yuan, up 4.8 percent year on year. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The first freight train departed from Hubei Province as part of the multimodal cargo transportation “China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan”

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    WUHAN, July 17 (Xinhua) — The first China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan multimodal international freight train departed from Wujiashan Station in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province on Wednesday.

    The train, number 75179, loaded with food containers and other goods, is expected to arrive in Kashgar in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where the containers will be transferred to trucks and leave China via the Irkeshtan checkpoint, after which they will be delivered to the Uzbek capital Tashkent.

    In recent years, trade between Hubei Province and Central Asian countries has gradually increased. In 2021, China Railways Wuhan launched the first freight train service from Wuhan to Almaty. In April this year, freight trains from Wuhan to Central Asia were included in regular routes, achieving a monthly throughput of up to 440 standard containers /TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units/ and more than 7,500 tons of cargo.

    According to Zhang Lin, a responsible representative of the international transport and logistics company Hubei Railway Corporation, thanks to the new logistics scheme, products from Hubei Province will be able to reach customers in Central Asian countries faster. The new logistics scheme will reduce the cost of transportation and insurance by 30 percent, and reduce the transportation time from about 20 to 10 days.

    The Wuhan branch of China Railway said the launch of the new cargo route will be an opportunity to further work together with stakeholders to optimize transportation procedures, expand the logistics network and build highly efficient international logistics corridors. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China’s rail passenger traffic hits record high in first half of 2025

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — China’s rail passenger traffic rose 6.7 percent year-on-year to a record 2.24 billion person-times in the first half of 2025, hitting a new all-time high, data released by China State Railway Corporation (CSRC) showed Thursday.

    According to the KGZhK, in the period from January to June of this year, the average daily number of passenger trains running in the country was 11,183, which is 7.5 percent more than a year earlier.

    The highest average daily passenger traffic was recorded on May 1, the first day of the May Day holidays, when more than 23 million passengers were carried in one day, which is a record figure, the company said in a statement.

    China Railways also saw a rapid increase in the number of foreign passengers as visa policies were further relaxed. In the first half of 2025, foreign travelers took nearly 9.15 million train trips in China, up 30.1 percent from a year earlier.

    In the first half of 2025, the passenger traffic on the China-Laos railway reached 139,000 person-times, an increase of 19.1 percent year-on-year. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Statement by President Meloni on Israeli raids on Gaza

    Source: Government of Italy (English)

    17 Luglio 2025

    The Israeli raids on Gaza have also hit the Church of the Holy Family. The attacks against the civilian population that Israel has been carrying out for months are unacceptable. No military action can justify such conduct.

    [Courtesy translation]

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  • MIL-OSI Submissions: Economy – India gains trade momentum amid tariff and global supply chain shakeup, says GlobalData

    Source: GlobalData

    In a rapidly evolving global trade landscape, India stands out with its competitive advantage stemming from relatively lower tariff rates compared to several key trading partners. With a tariff rate of 26%, as of July 2025, which might reduce to below 20% amid speculations of a trade deal with the US, India is positioned to leverage its trade potential, particularly in sectors such as chemicals, electrical machinery, pharmaceuticals, textiles and agricultural goods, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

    Ramnivas Mundada, Director of Economic Research and Companies at GlobalData, comments: “India’s tariff rate is relatively lower than other countries, including China (30%), Mexico (30%), and the EU (30%). This favorable environment not only presents a unique opportunity for Indian exporters to but also enhances the price competitiveness of Indian goods and encourages foreign investment, fostering innovation and growth. Against this backdrop, GlobalData forecasts an average growth rate of 6.5% from 2025 to 2027, positioning India to become the third-largest economy by 2027.”

    According to NITI Aayog, India can capitalize on 78 product categories (HS 4 codes) for exports to the US, accounting for 52% of its current exports. In the HS 2 code category, India enjoys lower tariffs than competitors in 22 of the top 30 products. This advantage arises from significant tariff hikes on goods from China, Canada, and Mexico. Although India faces slightly higher tariffs in six product categories, there remains a substantial growth potential, particularly in sectors like pharmaceuticals, textiles, and electrical machinery, enhancing India’s export competitiveness.

    Data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry reveals that India’s exports to the US increased by 23.5% in June 2025 and by 22.2% from April to June 2025 compared to the same period last year. This growth has positioned the US as India’s largest trading partner for the quarter.

    Sector-wise opportunities

    India has a notable comparative advantage in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors. With China facing increased tariffs, Indian exporters have a prime opportunity to capture the US chemical import market.

    India accounted for about 5% of the US apparel and clothing accessories imports in 2024, according to the ITC Trade Map. With new tariffs affecting Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Indonesia, Indian manufacturers have a significant opportunity. To achieve this, improvements in cost efficiency, lead times, and support for large-scale textile manufacturers will be essential.

    The tariff hikes on Asian countries create an opportunity for India to boost its agricultural exports to the US. With relatively lower tariffs, India can position itself as a viable alternative supplier of a range of products, including agricultural goods, livestock, processed foods, and scrap materials.

    Companies shifting operations to India

    In the first half of 2025, several multinational companies have begun shifting their manufacturing bases to India to capitalize on tariff advantages and reduce reliance on China. Notably, Apple rerouted 97% of Foxconn’s Indian iPhone exports to the US during March to May 2025, up from 50.3% in 2024, reflecting a strategic pivot amid US-China trade tensions. Similarly, in July 2025, Samsung Electronics announced plans to diversify smartphone production by moving some manufacturing from Vietnam to India.

    India’s trade competitiveness

    To capitalize on the evolving trade dynamics, India must extend Production-Linked Incentive schemes to labor-intensive sectors like leather and handicrafts, while rationalizing electricity tariffs to enhance competitiveness. Additionally, pursuing a services-centric trade agreement with the US is essential, focusing on IT, finance, and digital trade. Addressing non-tariff barriers in sectors like pharmaceuticals is also crucial for unlocking export potential.

    In June 2025, India urged the WTO to address non-tariff barriers impacting its merchandise exports, highlighting issues like opaque regulations and delays in dispute resolution that hinder competitiveness for Indian exporters, particularly MSMEs.

    Mundada concludes: “Even if India’s anticipated trade deal with the US falls short of expectations, the broader shifts in global tariffs present a strategic opportunity for India to reposition itself as a key export partner. With its resilience and sectoral strengths, India is well-equipped to diversify its export base. By implementing supportive trade and industrial policies, India can transform global tariff challenges into significant economic advantages. As the world navigates these changing trade landscapes, India’s potential as a competitive exporter remains bright, promising growth and resilience in the face of adversity.”

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Cyngor Dinas Caergrawnt

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Cyngor Dinas Caergrawnt

    Adeiladu nodau cyffredin a chysoni â’r strategaeth adeiladu cyfoeth cymunedol

    Mae gan Gyngor Dinas Caergrawnt strategaeth wrth-dlodi ers 2014 a honno wedi’i chynllunio i fynd i’r afael â thlodi ac anghydraddoldeb. Dros y deng mlynedd diwethaf mae dull y cyngor wedi esblygu. Er mwyn mynd i’r afael ag achosion hirdymor dwfn tlodi, cydnabu’r cyngor fod angen iddyn nhw weithredu dull cyffredin sy’n cyfuno arweinyddiaeth gan y cyngor a chydweithio â chymunedau lleol ac ystod o bartneriaid lleol a rhanddeiliaid allweddol i godi eu heffaith ar y cyd i’r eithaf. Arweiniodd hyn at ddatblygu strategaeth Adeiladu Cyfoeth Cymunedol (CWB), a fabwysiadwyd yn 2024.

    Nod dull CWB yw mynd i’r afael ag achosion tlodi trwy weithio’n gyfannol ar draws y sectorau tuag at weledigaeth a nod cyffredin gyda’r holl randdeiliaid; trwy gyfuno asedau, cyfrifoldebau statudol a rôl ymgynnull y cyngor â’r gwasanaethau, y dulliau a’r perthnasoedd y gall y sectorau cymunedol, gwirfoddol, busnes a chyhoeddus eu darparu.

    Mae yna themâu allweddol sy’n sail i ddull CWB y Cyngor, gan gynnwys:

    • sicrhau bod dull cyfannol ar y cyd o fynd i’r afael â thlodi bob amser yng nghanol rhaglenni a phrosiectau yn y dyfodol; gweithio ar draws sefydliadau a sectorau er mwyn creu atebion

    • sut y gall y cyngor archwilio cyfleoedd i ddefnyddio’u harweinyddiaeth a’u hasedau i gynhyrchu cyfoeth yn ôl i’r gymuned, gan gynnwys gwerth cymdeithasol o gontractau a thrwy ddefnyddio adeiladau a thir y cyngor yn well

    • gweithio gyda’r sector preifat lleol i gefnogi economi lleol cynaliadwy a chynhwysol

    Un enghraifft o egwyddorion newydd strategaeth CWB yw prosiect Shaping Abbey. Mae Shaping Abbey yn dwyn ynghyd drigolion lleol, y gymdeithas sifil a phartneriaid o’r sector preifat, ochr yn ochr â buddsoddiad o £100 miliwn a gefnogir gan y cyngor a Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig i ailddatblygu rhannau o Ward Abbey yng ngogledd-ddwyrain Caergrawnt. Yma, mae trigolion a grwpiau cymunedol wedi bod yn rhan annatod o lunio dyfodol Ward Abbey, ac wedi bod yn rhan o sgyrsiau Shaping Abbey, lle mae lleisiau cymunedol wedi bod yn ganolog i ddatblygiad yr ardal. Mae rhaglen gysylltiedig Focus on Abbey yn darparu cyllid ar gyfer prosiectau cymunedol lleol.

    Y gwersi allweddol

    Trwy eu strategaeth CWB, datblygodd Cyngor Dinas Caergrawnt ddull partneriaeth newydd gyda sefydliadau’r gymdeithas sifil leol, a rhanddeiliaid lleol ehangach, ar sail gweledigaeth gyffredin i fynd i’r afael â thlodi ledled y ddinas.

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    Published 17 July 2025

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Calderdale

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Calderdale

    Cydnabod gwerth y VCSE ar gyfer dyfodol ffyniannus.

    Mae strategaeth VCSE Cyngor Calderdale 2024-2029 yn cydnabod rôl hanfodol y sector Mentrau Gwirfoddol, Cymunedol a Chymdeithasol (VCSE) yn Calderdale. Mae’n gwerthfawrogi’r VCSE fel partner allweddol wrth gyflawni’r weledigaeth leol o fod yn lle mentrus, llawn cyfleoedd, lle gall pawb fyw bywyd ehangach.

    Adeg ei chreu, roedd grwpiau’r VCSE yn wynebu llai o gyllid o’r sector cyhoeddus, costau cynyddol, a galw cynyddol am eu gwasanaethau. Roedd prinder staff, cyflog is, a llai o wirfoddolwyr yn ychwanegu at y pwysau. Un peth sy’n ganolog i’w datblygiad a’i gweithredu oedd cydnabyddiaeth Cyngor Calderdale o werth ac arbenigedd cynhenid y sector VCSE.

    Mae’r strategaeth, sydd wedi’i chydgynhyrchu gyda chynrychiolwyr y VCSE, yn cydnabod natur amrywiol a chymhleth y sector VCSE a’i heffaith arwyddocaol ar drigolion a chymunedau Calderdale. Mae’n cydnabod cyfraniad y sector i’r gymdeithas yn ogystal â’r economi lleol. Nododd ymchwil iechyd a lles lleol yn 2023 fod cyfanswm gwerth y VCSE yn Calderdale oddeutu £549.5 miliwn. Mae’r ffigur yma yn cynnwys gwariant y sector, y gwerth a gynhyrchir gan wirfoddolwyr cyson, a gwerth a grëwyd i ddefnyddwyr gwasanaethau.

    Mae Cyngor Calderdale wedi ymgorffori cydnabyddiaeth o rôl y VCSE mewn sawl strategaeth arall yn y fwrdeistref. Un enghraifft allweddol yw Strategaeth yr Economi Cynhwysol, sy’n gweld sector VCSE ffyniannus yn sylfaenol i gyflawni economi cynhwysol. Yn Calderdale, mae’r VCSE yn rhan allweddol o’r economi lleol, gan gyflogi dros 5,000 o bobl, a chefnogi 13,000 fel gwirfoddolwyr. Fel rhan o Strategaeth yr Economi Cynhwysol, bydd Calderdale yn ceisio archwilio mwy o lwybrau gyrfa i bobl ifanc yn y sector VCSE lleol, gan ddarparu mwy o gyfleoedd i bobl ifanc aros yn Calderdale, gyda mynediad at waith o ansawdd da.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells receives new flood warning service

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Press release

    Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells receives new flood warning service

    New warning for Southborough Stream. 106 properties in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells to benefit. Households urged to register for new, more targeted, service.

    Southborough Stream, which now benefits from an improved flood warning system.

    The Environment Agency has announced that they’ll be offering a new flood warning service to 106 properties in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, Kent, for the Southborough Stream.

    Parts of Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells are at risk of flooding from the Southborough Stream, which drains the north of the main Tunbridge Wells urban area, flowing north towards its meeting with the River Medway, east of Tonbridge. This stream was previously included as part of a wider flood alert area for the middle Medway and had no existing flood warning service. A new flood alert and flood warning area has now been created for the stream to allow more than 100 properties to be better prepared for flooding.

    The new areas have been created by targeting groups of households where during periods of flood risk, the chances of flooding might be greater than the larger surrounding area. This will make the flood warnings they receive more targeted and enable the homeowners to take the steps they need to respond in good time. 

    Flood Warnings tell people about an imminent risk of flooding to their home or business and helps people make informed decisions about how to respond. There are three types of warning – flood alert, flood warning and severe flood warning. Each warning type is triggered by particular weather, or river or sea conditions that cause flooding.

    Householders are encouraged to prepare if they receive a flood alert, which could mean packing a bag that includes medicines, insurance documents and anything else they wouldn’t want to lose if flooding were to take place.

    A flood warning calls on people to act now which means turning off gas, water and electricity and moving family and pets to safety.

    A severe flood warning means you are in immediate danger and to follow advice from emergency services.

    Henry Bethell, Environment Agency flood resilience team leader for Kent, said:

    We know the devastating impact that flooding can have, which is why protecting people and communities is our top priority. However, the climate emergency means we cannot prevent all flooding – so we’re working to make communities resilient to future flooding.

    We want to ensure that everyone has as much time as possible to prepare for flooding, which is why we’re pleased that people in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells will now be able to receive our free flood warning service for the Southborough Stream.

    Home and business owners will be automatically enrolled to the flood warning service via their mobile network. However, to get the most benefit out of the service the Environment Agency is encouraging people to register directly with them by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188, or visiting www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings where they can register preferred contact details. 

    Background:

    • 6.3 million properties in England are at risk of flooding.
    • With climate change projections, 8 million properties could be at risk of flooding by mid-century.
    • The average cost of flood damage to a home is £30,000.
    • The average cost of flooding to a business is £82,000.
    • If you are flooded, temporary accommodation costs on average £10,000.
    • If you are flooded you are likely to be out of your home for an average of 5 months.
    • Know what to do when you receive a flood warning and download a personal flood plan – www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-alerts-and-warnings-what-they-are-and-what-to-do.

    All Environment Agency news releases, both area and national, can be found under Announcements at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency.

    Follow us on Twitter, now known as X: @envagencyse

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Clymblaid Troseddau Cyllyll y Swyddfa Gartref

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Clymblaid Troseddau Cyllyll y Swyddfa Gartref

    Dull wedi’i seilio ar bartneriaeth o leihau troseddau cyllyll.

    Mae’r Glymblaid i Fynd i’r Afael â Throseddau Cyllyll, a lansiwyd gan y Prif Weinidog ym mis Medi 2024, yn bartneriaeth o unigolion sydd â phrofiad byw, y gymdeithas sifil, a grwpiau ymgyrchu. Mae wedi mabwysiadu dull partneriaeth gyda’r llywodraeth er mwyn haneru troseddau cyllyll o fewn degawd.

    Mae’r cydweithrediad yn dod â dealltwriaeth ddofn o ymyriadau a all helpu i atal troseddau cyllyll, gan ddod â’r safbwyntiau hyn i mewn i’r gwaith o greu polisïau a rhaglenni i fynd i’r afael â’r mater.

    Mae’r Swyddfa Gartref hefyd yn gweithio gyda phartneriaid y Glymblaid i roi llwyfan i lais ieuenctid a’u safbwyntiau ar y materion craidd ynglŷn â throseddau cyllyll, gan gynyddu diogelwch y cyhoedd a chefnogi’r rhai sydd ei angen fwyaf, gan sicrhau bod profiadau byw pobl ifanc yn cyfrannu at lunio polisi’r Llywodraeth.

    Un enghraifft allweddol lle mae’r Glymblaid yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth â’r llywodraeth yw’r cyfraniad gwerthfawr a wnaeth er mwyn llywio’r broses o ddatblygu polisi a dylunio’r trefniadau ildio estynedig ar gyfer cleddyfau ninja, cleddyfau ac arfau eraill.  

    Gydag aelod o’r Glymblaid FazAmnesty a Word 4 Weapons, mae’r llywodraeth yn cyflwyno trefniadau estynedig ar gyfer ildio arfau drwy fis Gorffennaf 2025. Mae FazAmnesty yn gweithredu fan ildio symudol yn Llundain Fwyaf, Gorllewin Canolbarth Lloegr, a Manceinion Fwyaf, tra bydd Word 4 Weapons yn darparu biniau ildio dienw yn yr ardaloedd hynny ar gyfer cyllyll ac arfau eraill, gan gynnwys cleddyfau ninja.

    Mae’r mentrau hyn yn darparu opsiynau diogel i bobl ifanc ildio arfau peryglus, gan wneud ein strydoedd yn fwy diogel a thynnu mwy o arfau o gymunedau.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Cytundeb VCFSE

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Cytundeb VCFSE

    (Mentrau Gwirfoddol, Cymunedol, Crefyddol a Chymdeithasol) Manceinion Fwyaf (GM).

    Cafodd [Cytundeb VCFSE Manceinion Fwyaf (GM)] ](https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/communities/voluntary-community-faith-and-social-enterprise-accord/) ei lofnodi ym mis Tachwedd 2017 fel cytundeb cydweithredu rhwng cyrff cyhoeddus a’r gymdeithas sifil.

    Sefydlwyd y Cytundeb gan Awdurdod Cyfun Manceinion Fwyaf a Phartneriaeth Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol Manceinion Fwyaf gyda grŵp o arweinwyr y gymdeithas sifil wedi’u lleoli ym Manceinion Fwyaf er mwyn adeiladu perthynas a fyddai’n cydnabod ac yn datgloi potensial llawn y gymdeithas sifil i fynd i’r afael ag anghydraddoldebau yn y ddinas-ranbarth er budd y cyhoedd.

    Mae’r Cytundeb wedi helpu i godi proffil sefydliadau’r gymdeithas sifil gydag arweinwyr y sector cyhoeddus lleol gan fwrw goleuni ar y gwerth a’r arbenigedd y gallan nhw eu cynnig. Un bartneriaeth sy’n deillio o hynny yw Uned Lleihau Trais Manceinion Fwyaf (GMVRU) rhwng y llywodraeth, yr heddlu, iechyd, addysg, gwasanaethau cyfiawnder ieuenctid, awdurdodau lleol, asiantaethau statudol eraill a’r gymdeithas sifil. Mae’r GMVRU wedi ymrwymo i arddel ymagwedd a arweinir gan y gymuned yn ei hymdrechion i atal trais. Mae’r dull yma yn cydnabod gwerth a chryfder sefydliadau’r gymdeithas sifil wrth weithio’n agos gyda chymunedau, i ddeall eu hanghenion, eu heriau a’u cryfderau mewn perthynas ag atal trais. Mae hefyd yn rhoi penderfyniadau yn nwylo cymunedau, gan gynnwys gosod blaenoriaethau a chytuno ar gyllid ar gyfer prosiectau ac ymyriadau sy’n anelu at ymgysylltu â phlant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd.

    Mae mentrau’r VRU wedi cynnwys rhaglen StreetDoctors dan arweiniad y gymdeithas sifil, sy’n darparu sesiynau hyfforddi i bobl ifanc weithredu mewn argyfwng meddygol. Yn sgil hyn roedd 95% o’r bobl ifanc yn gwybod beth i’w wneud os byddai rhywun yn gwaedu neu’n anymwybodol, ac roedd 85% yn barod i weithredu mewn argyfwng meddygol.

    Mae [Adroddiad Interim ar Gynnydd Cytundeb VCFSE Manceinion Fwyaf] https://www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/resources/greater-manchester-vcfse-accord-interim-progress-report)  yn awgrymu gwella gwelededd y Cytundeb ac ymgorffori ei egwyddorion ar draws sefydliadau’r sector cyhoeddus. Bydd hyn yn gwella cydnabyddiaeth o werth y gymdeithas sifil ar draws Manceinion Fwyaf, a thrwy hynny yn cefnogi mwy o gyfranogiad gan VCSEs a chynyddu lleisiau dinasyddion mewn gwaith ledled Manceinion Fwyaf.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Awdurdod Llundain Fwyaf

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Awdurdod Llundain Fwyaf

    Cynyddu ymddiriedaeth gyda’r gymdeithas sifil a chymunedau yn ystod ac ar ôl COVID.

    Yn ystod yr ymateb i’r pandemig COVID-19, bu Awdurdod Llundain Fwyaf (GLA) yn gweithio ar y cyd â chymdeithas sifil Llundain, gan gynnal byrddau crwn ar-lein, sesiynau briffio iechyd cyhoeddus, a digwyddiadau Sgwrs Fawr. Gan weithio gyda phartneriaid iechyd, chwaraeodd y fforymau hyn ran hanfodol wrth ategu profion a’r ymateb i’r brechlynnau, adeiladu ymddiriedaeth, a rhannu gwybodaeth gywir a diwylliannol gymwys.

    Yn dilyn y pandemig, roedd yna agwedd benderfynol at ddysgu’r gwersi o’r cydweithredu yma, gan ymgorffori’r dulliau yma ymhellach mewn rhaglenni brechu a gwaith i fynd i’r afael ag anghydraddoldebau iechyd. Digwyddodd hyn yn bennaf trwy Bartneriaeth Ecwiti Iechyd Etifeddol Llundain. Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, parhaodd sesiynau briffio iechyd cyhoeddus, a gynullwyd ar y cyd gan y GLA a’r GIG, yn ymdrin â materion fel parodrwydd ar gyfer y gaeaf ac iechyd meddwl.

    Mae’r GLA wedi cryfhau perthnasoedd ymhellach â phartneriaid cymunedol a phartneriaid ffydd o fewn eu hymagwedd at wydnwch, gan gynnwys trwy gydgynhyrchu Partneriaeth Argyfyngau Cymunedau Llundain (LCEP), sef ymagwedd a arweinir gan y gymdeithas sifil at gydlynu parodrwydd ac ymateb i argyfyngau. Mae LCEP yn eistedd ar Fforwm Gwydnwch Llundain, ochr yn ochr â’r gwasanaethau brys ac asiantaethau cyhoeddus eraill, gan ddod â gwerth y llais a’r ddirnadaeth gymunedol i ymateb brys Llundain. Mae hyn wedi helpu i adeiladu ymddiriedaeth rhwng asiantaethau a chydweithrediad â’r gymdeithas sifil mewn ymateb i ddigwyddiadau.

    Y gwersi allweddol

    Gall gweithio ar y cyd â’r gymdeithas sifil cyn, yn ystod ac ar ôl argyfyngau gryfhau gwydnwch ac, yn achos y pandemig, wella canlyniadau iechyd, megis y niferoedd a gymerodd y brechlynnau.  Gall modelau dan arweiniad y gymuned gynyddu ymddiriedaeth mewn gwasanaethau cyhoeddus, a sicrhau bod negeseuon ac ymagwedd y llywodraeth yn ddiwylliannol gymwys. Ar ben hynny, trwy gydnabod gwerth sefydliadau’r gymdeithas sifil o ran cyrraedd cymunedau lleol, mae’r GLA wedi llwyddo i weithio’n effeithiol gyda’r sector i fynd i’r afael â heriau cyffredin.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Labordy Canlyniadau Llywodraeth (GO Lab)

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Labordy Canlyniadau Llywodraeth (GO Lab)

    Labordy Canlyniadau Llywodraeth, Rhannu Data, a Gweithio mewn Partneriaeth (SoF).

    Mae Labordy Canlyniadau Llywodraeth (GO Lab) yn ganolfan ymchwil a pholisi yn Ysgol Lywodraeth Blavatnik, Prifysgol Rhydychen, a sefydlwyd trwy bartneriaeth â Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig. Cenhadaeth y GO Lab yw galluogi’r llywodraeth i bartneru’n fwy effeithiol â’r sectorau preifat a chymdeithasol i wella bywydau pobl. Mae’r GO Lab yn cynnig canolfan gydweithredol i wella proses ddysgu’r llywodraeth yn sgil comisiynu sydd wedi’i seilio ar ganlyniadau trwy ymchwil o’r radd flaenaf, curadu a rhannu data, ac ymgysylltu’n ymatebol â pholisïau.

    Trwy fentrau fel INDIGO (y Rhwydwaith Rhyngwladol ar gyfer Data ar Effaith a Chanlyniadau Llywodraethau), mae gwaith y GO Lab yn dangos sut y gall penderfyniadau dan arweiniad data ategu perthnasoedd gweithio effeithiol ar draws sectorau. Mae INDIGO yn gydweithrediad data byd-eang sy’n rhannu data yn agored ac yn dryloyw am bartneriaethau sy’n canolbwyntio ar ganlyniadau. Mae menter INDIGO yn cynnwys cynnal cymuned o ymarferwyr, system ar gyfer rhannu data a setiau data agored sydd wedi’u cynllunio i wasanaethu fel nwyddau cyhoeddus, megis set ddata gynhwysfawr ar bartneriaethau canlyniadau cymdeithasol, a chanlyniadau a gyflawnir gan brosiectau’r Gronfa Cyfleoedd Bywyd.

    Y gwersi allweddol

    Mae rhannu data agored rhwng cyrff y gymdeithas sifil a chyrff cyhoeddus yn creu cronfa dystiolaeth gyffredin ac yn gwella cyd-ddealltwriaeth, gan rymuso’r gymdeithas sifil a rhanddeiliaid eraill yr un pryd i ddeall ac ymgysylltu â mentrau’r llywodraeth yn well.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS)

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS)

    Gwella gwasanaethau trwy fesur effaith.

    Mae Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) yn elusen yn yr Alban sy’n helpu sefydliadau’r gymdeithas sifil, ymddiriedolwyr a chyllidwyr, i fesur a dangos eu heffaith trwy werthuso. Y nod yw defnyddio data a thystiolaeth ynglŷn ag effaith i lywio datblygiad polisïau yn y dyfodol; cafodd ei greu ar ôl i ymchwil ganfod nad oedd gan lawer o sefydliadau a chyllidwyr y trydydd sector (gan gynnwys cyrff cyhoeddus) mo’r sgiliau a’r adnoddau i wneud gwerthusiadau ac i ddefnyddio’r ddirnadaeth i lywio penderfyniadau.

    Mae ESS yn cael cyllid craidd gan Lywodraeth yr Alban i ddarparu gweithdai agored, cymorth wedi’i deilwra, modiwlau dysgu hunangyfeiriedig ar-lein am ddim, a chyfoeth o adnoddau ar-lein. Maen nhw hefyd wedi datblygu nifer o ganllawiau i gyllidwyr a sefydliadau, gan gynnwys [pum egwyddor gwerthuso da] (https://evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/ess-principles-for-good-evaluation), sy’n galluogi sefydliadau i gael mewnwelediadau mewn amser real, addasu eu gwaith a pharhau i ymateb i adborth gan gymunedau a dinasyddion. Cafodd partneriaeth ei chreu hefyd â Llywodraeth yr Alban i ddatblygu egwyddorion partneriaeth gadarnhaol](https://evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/final_prinicples_for_positive_partnership.pdf), i wella’r berthynas rhwng rheolwyr grantiau a deiliaid grantiau, gan ddarparu cyngor ymarferol i gryfhau’r ddau barti.

    Yn 2023, ariannwyd ESS gan Gronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol (TNLCF), mewn ymateb i gynllun gweithredu digartrefedd Llywodraeth yr Alban, i ganolbwyntio ar atal digartrefedd yn Glasgow a Chaeredin. Gyda chefnogaeth ESS, gallai sefydliadau dynnu sylw at effaith eu gwaith yn well a helpodd hyn i lywio’r broses o dargedu gweithgareddau yn y dyfodol.  Roedd hyn yn cynnwys sicrhau bod y rhai sy’n wynebu’r risg o fod yn ddigartref:

    • yn gallu cael mynediad at wasanaethau sy’n ateb eu hanghenion, gan gynnwys cymorth iechyd meddwl a gwasanaethau allgymorth ieuenctid

    • yn cael mwy o fynediad at lety mwy addas i’w hanghenion

    • yn cael mwy o ddylanwad ar y systemau sy’n effeithio arnyn nhw, trwy gynnwys profiadau byw o fewn polisïau cymdeithasau tai

    Mae gwaith ESS wedi helpu’r TNLCF i wneud penderfyniadau ynghylch cyllido prosiectau yn y dyfodol, ac wedi sicrhau bod ffrydiau cyllido’r dyfodol yn cael eu hysbysu am gymorth ac ymyriadau effeithiol oedd yn cael effaith go iawn ar y bobl y cawson nhw eu cynllunio i’w cefnogi.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen Hygyrchedd Hedfan (AATFG)

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen Hygyrchedd Hedfan (AATFG)

    Cyd-ddylunio hedfan hygyrch trwy bartneriaeth.

    Cafodd y Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen Hygyrchedd Hedfan ei sefydlu ym mis Tachwedd 2024 dan gadeiryddiaeth y Farwnes Tanni Grey-Thompson, ac unodd y diwydiant, y rheoleiddiwr ac eiriolwyr defnyddwyr. Nod y grŵp, a hwylusir gan yr Adran Drafnidiaeth, oedd cyd-ddylunio gwelliannau ymarferol ar gyfer teithwyr awyr anabl a llai symudol.

    Mae’r fenter yn pwysleisio cydweithredu cynhwysol, gan ymgysylltu â’r gymdeithas sifil, elusennau anabledd, ac unigolion sydd â phrofiad byw trwy fyrddau crwn, adborth uniongyrchol, ac ymholiadau manwl. Mae’r dull hwn yn cyfrannu’n uniongyrchol at ymrwymiad ym maniffesto Llafur i hybu hawliau pobl anabl ac at yr egwyddor o weithio gyda nhw, gan sicrhau bod eu barn a’u lleisiau wrth wraidd pob polisi a’r holl weithredu. Roedd y pwyslais ar newidiadau ymarferol a deialog barhaus gyda theithwyr anabl er mwyn sicrhau gwelliannau ystyrlon, cynaliadwy.

    Mae’r dull cynhwysol yma wedi dylanwadu’n gadarnhaol ar gysylltiadau rhwng y llywodraeth a’r gymdeithas sifil. Mae mynd ati i gynnwys grwpiau ac unigolion sy’n eiriol dros anabledd wedi caniatáu proses gydweithredol a chynhwysol. Y nod yn hyn o beth yw meithrin ymddiriedaeth a chyd-ddealltwriaeth, lle mae pryderon dinasyddion anabl yn cael eu clywed.

    Roedd y campau nodedig yn cynnwys sefydlu ymgysylltiad uniongyrchol ag unigolion anabl ac elusennau, meithrin dull polisi cydweithredol, a gosod cynsail ar gyfer cynnwys grwpiau ymylol yn ystyrlon mewn polisïau sy’n effeithio’n uniongyrchol arnyn nhw.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Y Strategaeth Ieuenctid Genedlaethol

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Y Strategaeth Ieuenctid Genedlaethol

    Gosod pobl ifanc wrth wraidd datblygu polisi.

    Pobl ifanc sydd wedi bod wrth y llyw o ran cydgynhyrchu Strategaeth Ieuenctid Genedlaethol newydd ers iddi gael ei chyhoeddi ym mis Tachwedd 2024 gan Ysgrifennydd Gwladol y DCMS fel rhan o genhadaeth y llywodraeth i wella cyfleoedd.

    Fel cam cyntaf, i sicrhau y byddai lleisiau ieuenctid wrth wraidd y broses, penododd y llywodraeth 13 o bobl ifanc amrywiol i ffurfio Grŵp Cynghori Ieuenctid (YAG) a dod â phrofiad byw ar draws meysydd allweddol gan gynnwys eiriolaeth, atal trais, symudedd cymdeithasol ac iechyd meddwl. Eisteddodd Grŵp Cynghori Arbenigol o 14 o arbenigwyr o amrywiaeth o sectorau ochr yn ochr â’r YAG i ddod ag arbenigedd o sectorau perthnasol, gan roi mewnbwn a herio syniadau.

    Ffurfiodd y DCMS bartneriaethau â chonsortiwm arbenigol – ymgynghoriaeth ymchwil farchnad Savanta, My Life My Say a’r Mudiad #iwill gyda gwaith cydlynu gan Volunteering Matters a UK Youth – i sefydlu ymgyrch ymgysylltu dan arweiniad ieuenctid i sicrhau bod pobl ifanc o bob rhan o’r wlad yn cael cyfle i ddweud eu dweud. Gweithiodd y consortiwm gyda deg Cydweithiwr Ieuenctid i sicrhau bod yr holl weithgareddau ymgyrchu yn cael eu dylunio a’u harwain gan bobl ifanc mewn gwirionedd. Defnyddiodd yr ymgyrch “Deliver You” ystod o ddulliau arloesol wedi’u targedu er mwyn sicrhau bod grwpiau sydd wedi’u tangynrychioli yn gallu lleisio’u barn. Sicrhaodd yr ymgyrch fewnwelediadau gan fwy nag 20,000 o bobl ifanc.

    Mae ein hymagwedd wedi grymuso pobl ifanc i arwain newid wrth galon y broses o lunio polisïau ac yn eu bywydau eu hunain. Bydd eu profiadau byw, gan gynnwys eu pryderon a’u gobeithion ar gyfer y dyfodol, yn sail i uchelgais newydd i bobl ifanc yn y Strategaeth Ieuenctid Genedlaethol.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Cynllunio Lle Medrwn Môn

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Cynllunio Lle Medrwn Môn

    Cydweithio fel cynghrair.

    Mae Cynllunio Lle Medrwn Môn yn grymuso cymunedau Ynys Môn drwy gynghreiriau cymunedol i fynd ati i lunio gwasanaethau lleol. O’r blaen, roedd darpariaeth gwasanaethau traddodiadol o’r brig i lawr yn aml yn anwybyddu anghenion unigryw cymunedau. Roedd hyn yn creu rhwystr oedd yn atal dinasyddion rhag cyfranogi, gyda dinasyddion yn aml yn teimlo eu bod nhw heb gysylltiad â’r penderfyniadau oedd yn effeithio arnyn nhw. Cafodd cynllun Cynllunio Lle Medrwn Môn ei ddatblygu gyda Chyngor Sir Ynys Môn i helpu i ddod o hyd i ateb. Gyda chymorth cyllid gan Lywodraeth Cymru a thrwy ddefnyddio egwyddorion Cynllun Trydydd Sector Cymru, sefydlodd y rhaglen Gynghreiriau Cymunedol sy’n creu map o asedau cymunedol yn eu hardal, gan gynnwys cyfleusterau corfforol a’r sgiliau a’r profiadau lleol sydd ar gael. Bydden nhw’n gweithio wedyn gyda’r gwasanaethau statudol i ddatblygu gwasanaethau sydd wedi’u seilio ar asedau ac anghenion lleol.

    Mae manteision Cynllunio Lle yn cynnwys cynnydd ym mhresenoldeb grwpiau cymunedol, defnyddio adeiladau cymunedol, a mwy o gyfleoedd i wirfoddoli. Mae Linc Cymunedol Môn, sef rhaglen presgripsiynu cymdeithasol i drigolion, wedi dod yn bwynt mynediad sengl ar gyfer gwasanaethau ymyrraeth ac atal cynnar i ddarparwyr statudol gan gynnwys y tîm iechyd meddwl cymunedol, darparwyr cymorth tai, meddygon teulu, a’r heddlu lleol. Erbyn hyn mae un o’r Cynghreiriau Cymunedol, sef Cynghrair Seiriol, yn Sefydliad Elusennol Corfforedig sy’n cyflogi ei staff ei hun, yn rhedeg ei drafnidiaeth gymunedol ei hun ac yn cynhyrchu ei arian ei hun ar gyfer prosiectau ar raddfa fach dan arweiniad y gymuned. Mae hyn wedi gwella perthnasoedd rhwng y llywodraeth a’r gymdeithas sifil trwy hwyluso mwy o ymddiriedaeth a diwylliant o gyfrifoldeb cyffredin. Mae’r gwasanaethau, wedi’u datganoli ac wedi’u cadw, wedi dod yn fwy perthnasol a hygyrch, gan adeiladu gwydnwch cymunedol cryfach trwy gyfranogiad gweithredol. Mae partneriaid y sector cyhoeddus yn dal yn ymrwymo i gynllunio cymunedol ystyrlon, gyda Chynllunio Lle bellach wedi’i ysgrifennu’n uniongyrchol i mewn i ddisgrifiadau swydd a dyletswyddau swyddogion gweithredol Cyngor Ynys Môn ynghyd ag ymrwymiad i sicrhau bod holl adrannau’r cyngor yn ymwybodol o’u cyfrifoldebau i gynnal y ffordd yma o weithio.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Cyngor Dinas Leeds

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    Case study

    Cyfamod y Gymdeithas Sifil: Cyngor Dinas Leeds

    Adeiladu partneriaethau effeithiol trwy gyfathrebu ac ymgysylltu rhagweithiol.

    Mae Cyngor Dinas Leeds yn adeiladu partneriaethau cryf gyda’r gymdeithas sifil trwy gyfathrebu ac ymgysylltu cyson a rhagweithiol. Wrth wraidd hyn mae Partneriaeth y Trydydd Sector, sef fforwm strategol sy’n dod ag uwch arweinwyr o’r Cyngor, y GIG, prifysgolion, yr Awdurdod Cyfunol, Trydydd Sector Leeds, a chynrychiolwyr eraill o’r gymdeithas sifil at ei gilydd. Mae’r llwyfan yma yn caniatáu deialog gynnar, agored ar faterion allweddol ledled y ddinas, i gefnogi sector cymdeithas sifil gwydn a ffyniannus sy’n parhau i gyflawni canlyniadau cadarnhaol i drigolion Leeds.

    Mae’r Bartneriaeth yn cyfarfod bob yn ail fis gydag agendâu sydd wedi’u cydgynhyrchu ac mae’n rhannu diweddariadau rheolaidd. Mae hyn yn cynnwys trosolwg blynyddol o sefyllfa ariannol y cyngor, y gyllideb arfaethedig, a’r risgiau allweddol. Mae’r mewnwelediadau hyn yn helpu i reoli disgwyliadau a llywio negeseuon y gymdeithas sifil. Hefyd, mae cyfarfodydd brecwast bob dwy flynedd yn dod ag arweinwyr y gymdeithas sifil a’r cyngor ynghyd i gysoni strategaethau lobïo a chodi’r effaith gymdeithasol i’r eithaf.

    Mae’r cyfleoedd ymgysylltu cyson yma wedi helpu i adeiladu ymddiriedaeth, ymgorffori safbwyntiau’r gymdeithas sifil wrth ddatblygu strategaethau, ac ategu cyfathrebu tryloyw, dwyffordd. Mae hefyd yn cryfhau cydweithio, gan helpu i sicrhau bod penderfyniadau’n cyd-fynd ag anghenion cymunedol.

    Y gwersi allweddol

    Mae cyfathrebu cyson a rhagweithiol yn cael ei ategu trwy ddarparu mannau diffiniedig ar gyfer ymgysylltu rheolaidd rhwng y partneriaid, ochr yn ochr â thryloywder wrth wneud penderfyniadau. Mae hyn yn bwysig ar gyfer adeiladu partneriaethau effeithiol a dibynadwy.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Appeal launched for information on graffiti tag

    Source: City of Canterbury

    Canterbury City Council is appealing for information about the identity of this man who could hold vital information about the spraying of a graffiti tag in Canterbury that has also been seen in other locations across the district.

    The individual pictured below was seen on CCTV (above) in St Dunstan’s Street on 17 June this year.

    The tag has also been spotted in New Dover Road and St George’s Place in the city and at Whitstable Harbour (below), among many places.

    Such has been the prolific nature of this tagging on public facing walls, underpasses and street ‘furniture’ such as utility boxes, the council estimates it has spent around £2,000 of council taxpayers’ money cleaning off and covering up this one tag alone, through the work of its dedicated graffiti team.

    Investigations so far have not resulted in the council being able to identify the tagger, so a public appeal is now the only option to try and stop these activities from continuing.

    Cabinet member for enforcement, Cllr Connie Nolan, said: “There is no evidence the tagger has slowed their activities at all, which means our cleaning and removal costs will continue to rise and public areas will continue to be defaced unless we take proportionate action.

    “We know the vast majority of residents abhor graffiti tagging as it increases public anxiety, makes the place look unkempt and costs money to clean up, which could be spent on other vital frontline services.

    “Hopefully this appeal will result in information that allows us to stop this tag from appearing in the future.”

    Information can be provided, anonymously if necessary, by emailing streetsceneenforcement@canterbury.gov.uk or via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

    The council also offers a £500 reward for information that leads to the formal sanction of an individual for committing these offences.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Planning Inspectorate publishes June official statistic

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    News story

    Planning Inspectorate publishes June official statistic

    The Planning Inspectorate has published the June official statistic

    We have today published our latest official statistics on appeals performance which represents the greatest volume (in terms of number of cases) of the work of the Planning Inspectorate.

    The quarterly statistics also include our current appeals handling times to let customers know the average time it takes to receive a decision.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: MAIB Annual Report 2024 published

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    News story

    MAIB Annual Report 2024 published

    This report provides information on the branch’s activities during 2024.

    Today, we have issued our annual report which details the work of the branch during 2024 and includes:

    • a statement from the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents
    • an overview of accidents reported
    • a summary of investigations started
    • details of publications issued
    • recommendations issued in 2024 and an update on their status
    • updates on open recommendations made in previous years
    • marine accident statistics

    Read more in our Annual Report 2024.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: AAIB Report: Grob G109B, G-CHYB

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    News story

    AAIB Report: Grob G109B, G-CHYB

    Grob G109B (G-CHYB), aircraft pitched down from final approach and struck trees before coming to rest on the A419 near Aston Down Airfield, Gloucestershire, 27 August 2024

    Grob 109B

    The aircraft was on the late stage of final approach to Aston Down Airfield when it pitched down rapidly. The aircraft struck trees and then came to rest on the A419. Both those on board were injured and taken to hospital by the emergency services. The aircraft was severely damaged and the A419 was closed for several hours. The passenger, an experienced glider pilot, was flying the approach. The passenger’s gliding experience meant that they would normally fly the approach with their right hand on the control column and their left hand controlling the rate of descent using the airbrake handle. Flying the Grob 109 from the right seat, this control arrangement was reversed. When attempting to reduce the rate of descent, the passenger inadvertently pushed forward on the control column which caused a rapid increase in the rate of descent which could not be corrected before the aircraft struck the ground.

    Read the report

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: AAIB Report: Guimbal Cabri G2, G-FICH

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    News story

    AAIB Report: Guimbal Cabri G2, G-FICH

    Guimbal Cabri G2 (G-FICH), uncontrolled yaw resulting in ground contact, Leicester Airport, Leicestershire, 27 September 2024

    Accident site

    During a period of hovering at the end of an instructional flight, the helicopter began to yaw to the left. This yaw rapidly accelerated and G-FICH completed four rotations before striking the ground. Whilst the commander reported no injuries after the accident, he died seven days later from an unrelated medical condition.

    The helicopter examination did not reveal any technical faults that could have caused or contributed to the accident. Evidence from the manufacturer and operator demonstrated that applying and maintaining full opposite pedal will stop rotation in the situation encountered on the accident flight. It is likely that full pedal was not applied and/or not held long enough to effect a recovery.

    The helicopter was equipped with adjustable pedals on the right side but not on the left where the commander was sat. The manufacturer has taken safety action to install adjustable pedals in the left seat of all new models of the Cabri G2 as well as to add a pre-flight check of the travel of the fenestron.

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Tender of 10-year HKD HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds to be held on July 23

    Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

    The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), as representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR Government), announced today (July 17) that a tender of 10-year HKD Institutional Government Bonds (Bonds) under the Infrastructure Bond Programme will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, for settlement on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
     
    A total of HK$2.0 billion 10-year HKD Bonds will be tendered. The Bonds will mature on July 24, 2035 and will carry interest at the rate of 3.17 per cent per annum payable semi-annually in arrear.
     
    Tender is open only to Primary Dealers appointed under the Infrastructure Bond Programme. Anyone wishing to apply for the Bonds on offer can do so through any of the Primary Dealers on the latest published list, which can be obtained from the Hong Kong Government Bonds website at www.hkgb.gov.hk. Each tender must be for an amount of HK$50,000 or integral multiples thereof. 
     
    Tender results will be published on the HKMA’s website, the Hong Kong Government Bonds website, Bloomberg (GBHK ) and Refinitiv (IBPGSBPINDEX). The publication time is expected to be no later than 3pm on the tender day.

    HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds Tender Information

    Tender information of 10-year HKD HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds:
     

    Issue Number : 10GB3507001
    Stock Code : 4294 (HKGB 3.17 3507)
    Tender Date and Time : Wednesday, July 23, 2025
    9.30am to 10.30am
    Issue and Settlement Date : Thursday, July 24, 2025
    Amount on Offer : HK$2.0 billion
    Maturity : 10 years
    Maturity Date : Tuesday, July 24, 2035
    Interest Rate : 3.17 per cent p.a. payable semi-annually in arrear
    Interest Payment Dates : 24 January and 24 July in each year, commencing on the Issue Date up to and including the Maturity Date, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Institutional Issuances Information Memorandum of the Infrastructure Bond Programme and Government Sustainable Bond Programme (Information Memorandum) published on the Hong Kong Government Bonds website.
    Method of Tender : Competitive tender
    Tender Amount : Each competitive tender must be for an amount of HK$50,000 or integral multiples thereof. Any tender applications for the Bonds must be submitted through a Primary Dealer on the latest published list.
    Other Details : Please see the Information Memorandum available on the Hong Kong Government Bonds website or approach Primary Dealers.
    Expected commencement date of dealing on
    the Stock Exchange
    of Hong Kong Limited
    : Friday, July 25, 2025 
    Use of Proceeds : The Bonds will be issued under the institutional part of the Infrastructure Bond Programme. Proceeds will be invested in infrastructure projects in accordance with the Infrastructure Bond Framework published on the Hong Kong Government Bonds website.

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